Skirt.



W. PADERNAGHT.

SKIRT. APPLIATION FILED JAN. 28, 1909.

Patented July 27, 1909.

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APPLIOATION FILED JAN. Z8, 1909.

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WILLIAM PADERNACHT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SKIRT.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM PADERNACHT, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and.

State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Skirts, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to improvements in skirts, and has particular reference to that type of skirt disclosed in my Patent No. 853,993, dated May 2l, 1907, wherein a backpicce is employed in connection with adj oining portions adapted to be folded and laid upon the back-piece and secured at the waist band thereto.

lt will be noted that in my previous structure, the adjustment of the skirt is effected simultaneously with the fastening of the folds to the back-piece after the skirt has been placed upon the person.

It is the primary object of the present invention to providea skirt with instrumentalities whereby the same may be widely adjusted at the waist, and which adjustment may be made prior to the application of the skirt to the user, thus enabling the use of a single placket opening at the rear an d a simple fastening device at the waist band. By this arrangement it will be instantly appreciated that the skirt may at all times be applied by the user with practically no inconvenience, and without the assistance of another or the familiarizing of ones self with special or more complicated fastening devices.

A convenient embodiment of the invention comprises a skirt having a body slit at its back for a sufficient distance to constitute the placket, said placket consisting of an under flap provided with a series of buttons arranged to be engaged by a series of complementary button-holes on the opposite overlying edge of the skirt; the opposite portions of the waist band of the skirt being provided with similar adjusting devices whereby the material of the body may be folded to reduce or enlarge the size ofthe waist resulting at all times in a smooth, neat external appearance; and adj oining` plaited portions at the back to cover the placket and hide the buttons which hold the saine in closed position.

Another characteristic of the invention resides in the provision of indicating instrumentalities associated with the adjusting Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 28, 1909.

Serial No. 474,758.

portions at the opposite edges of the skirt with the adjusting instrumentalities adapted to engage to a substantial extent the interior of the edge portions which constitute the placket covering plaits, for stiffening the same and more effectually maintaining them in adjusted position.

rlhe foregoing as well as other novel details in the construction and arrangement of parts of a skirt made in keeping with my present improvements will be apparent from the detailed description hereinafter contained when read in connection with the accompanying drawings forming part hereof and wherein- Figure 1 is a back view of a skirt constituting one embodiment of the invention, Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the opposite adjustable members of the skirt in partially open condition, Fig. 3 is a similar view with the back of the skirt fully opened, Fig. 4 is a section through one end of the adjusted waist band of Fig. l. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section through one of the stays and adjoining portion of the skirt, Figs. 6 and 7 are perspective views taken respectively from the front Vand back of' the skirt adjusting means, including the stay, and Fig. 8 is an inside view of one end of the eyeleted waist band.

Referring more specifically to the drawings wherein like reference characters refer to corresponding parts in the several views, A. represents the body of the skirt, B the waist band thereof and C the placket opening.

D represents a flap carried by one edge of the body provided with a series of buttons E adaptedV to be engaged by complementary button holes F on an overlying portion or edge G, said button-holes being disposed vertically as shown. One end of the waist band is provided with a pair of eyelets F2 adapted to be engaged by hooks G2 at the other end of the waist band when the skirt is secured to the person.

The means and manner of adjusting the opposite portions of the skirt to enlarge or decrease the size of the same at the waist may now be pointed out. A description of one of these adjustable portions will suffice for both. rlhe waist 'band' B is provided with a large number of` eyelets B2 between which are indicators H showing the points to which the band is to be folded to impart thereto a given size, these indicators in the present instance being small pieces of tape or equivalent of a color differing from the color of the skirt and bearing the various sizes to which the skirt may be adjusted, in the present instance from size twenty-three to size thirty-one. The eyelets just referred to stop short of the end thereof in which end is secured a steel plate I formed with hooks J, the tongues of which project outwardljT from the waist band and are arranged at right angles to each other to better insure against accidental unfastening as will presently appear. The hooks are pivoted to the plate I, as at t and have squared shanks ft extending through openings i2 in the plate to engage springs t3 struck out from the latter to coperate with the fiat surfaces of the shank in holding the hooks J in open or closed position. It will be appreciated that this. is a simple, practical and efficient construction.

The eXtreme end of the plate I carries a stay K projecting upwardly from said end out of the upper edge of the waist band, and downwardly over the front of the same and over the skirt for a substantial distance as clearly seen in Fig. 3. The stay is of course covered with a protecting or facing material of the same color as the material of which the body of the skirt is formed. It may be here noted that the relative positions of the two stays at the opposite edges of the skirt are such that the stay at the button-holed edge overlies the extreme outer edge of the body, while that adjoining the button-carrying flap D overlies the inner edge of said flap.

The manner of adjusting will now be clear. For example, should it be desired to have the waist adjusted to size thirty,'the edge of the skirt is folded outwardly upon itself and the stay engaged over the waist band at the point indicated "thirty and the body then folded inwardly, when the tongues of the hooks are passed through the alined apertures in the two outer folds to hold all three folds together as shown in Fig. 4.' It will be understood that the eyelets are arranged equi-distant to enable the registration thereof when the skirt is folded as just described. This arrangement brings all ofthe folds save the outer on the inside of the skirt, said outer folds being at the ends of the waist band whereby, when the waist band is hooked together, said folds have the appearance of plaits,iepresented at L, coming together to cover the buttons of the placket and impart a near closed finished appearance to the skirt. It will also be observed that the stays K, being arranged as described, occupy a position inside the edge of the folds just referred to to stiifen the same whereby when brought into juxtaposition they serve effectually to prevent undue separation of the folds, thereplacket opening,

-tions ofthe skirt adjoining the placket opening, means for securing the parts in adjusted position including parts for reinforcing the folds of the body adjoining the placket opening, and other means for closing the placket opening and securing the opposite portions of the skirt together.

2. In a skirt, a body portion having a means for securing the placket in closed condition, and other means enabling adjustment of the opposite portions of the skirt adjoining the placket opening comprising a waist band and means carried by the waist band arranged when the same is folded. upon itself to secure the folds in adjusted position said last mentioned means including reinforcing stays adapted to removably engage the folds of the body adjoining` the placket opening.

3. In a skirt, a body portion having placket opening, means for securing the placket in closed condition, and other means enabling adjustment of the opposite portions of the skirt adjoining the placket opening whereby the folded portions will lic ilat relative to the body comprising a waist band, and means permanently secured. to and cairied by the waist band arranged when the same is folded upon itself to secure the folds in adjusted and fiat position, said means including a plurality of eyelets .in the waist band and a hook adapted to engage therewith.

4. In a skirt, a body portion having a placket opening, means for securing the placket in closed condition, other means enabling adjustment ofthe opposite portions of the skirt adjoining the placket opening whereby the folded portions will lic fiat relative to the body comprising a waist band, and means permanently secured to and carried by the waist band arranged when the saine is folded upon itselfto secure the folds in adjusted position, said means including a plurality of eyelets in the waist band and hooks adapted to engage registering eyelets in the outer fold, the tongues of the hooks'be ing arranged to project in diderent directions.

5. A skirt of the character described' having a body portion provided with a placket opening, a waist band on the body portion,

means at the ends of the waist band for securing the skirt in closed condition, and means enabling the opposite portions of the skirt Which adj ein the placket opening to be independently adjusted comprising a series of eyelets in the Waist band terminating short ofthe end of the Waist band, and me ans interposed between the eyelets and the ends of the band adapted to cooperate With the eyelets to secure the body in folded condition.

6. A skirt of the character described having a body portion provided With a placket opening, a Waist band on the body portion, means at the ends of the Waist band for securing the skirt in closed condition, meansenabling the opposite portions of the skirt which adj ein the placket opening to be independently adjusted comprising a series of eyelets in the Waist band terminating short of tbe end of the Waist band, and means interposed between the eyelets and the end of the band adapted to cooperate with the eyelets to secure the body in folded condition, in combina-tion With stays carried the Jraist band arranged to engage the outer folds to stiflon the same, substantially as described.

7. A skirt of the character described having a body portion provided With a placket opening, a Waist band for the body portion, means at the ends of the waist band for securing the skirt in closed condition, means enabling the opposite portions of the skirt which adjoin the placket opening to be independently adjusted comprising a series of eyelets in the Waist band terminating short of the end ol' the Waist band, and means interposed between the eyelets and the end ci the waist band adapted to coperate with the ejf'clets to secure the bodjf in folded cordition, in combination with stays carried by the Waist band arranged to engage the outer folds to stiifen the same, said stays extending from the upper edge of the Waist band downwardlyT therefrom and to a substantial ent-ent outside of the body of the skirt.

8. in a skirt, a bor y portion provided `v-.f'ith a placket opening, means for closing said lacket comprising` a iiap carrying series of buttons, button-holed portions on the opposite edge of the skirt arranged to overlie the flap and engage the buttons thereon, and means on the Waist band adapted to secure the ends thereof together, and other devices permanently secured to and carried by the Waist band associated With the opposite portions o'f the skirt for securing the same in folded condition to adjust the size of the Waist.

9. A skirt provided with a bor portion having a placket opening, means for securing the placket in closed condition, means en abling adjustment of the opposite portions of the skirt to regulate the size of the waist comprising reinforcing stays at the ends of the Waist band adapted to removably engage an inner fold When the skirt is folded outwardly upon itself, and other means for see curing the parts in folded condition.

10. A skirt provided With a bodj,T portion having a placket opening, means for securing the placket in closed condition, and means enabling adjustment of the opposite portions of the skirt which adjoinV the placket opening comprising devices carried b v the Waist band for securing the parts in folded relation, and like indicators carried by the opposite members of the s irt at points adjoining the securing devices to facilitate an equal adjustment of the two members ci' the skirt.

1l. A skirt provided with a placket open: ing, means for closing the placket, means for adjusting the opposite portions of the skirt which adj oin the placket opening, and stays supported so t iat they are substantiallj.T free arranged to removably engage the edges of the outer folds of the adjusted portions of the skirt, substantiallyT as described.

l2. A skirt provided with a placket opening, means for closing the placket, means for adjusting the opposite portions of the skirt which adj oin the placket opening, and stajis arranged to reinforce the edges of the outer folds of the adjusted 1portions ofthe skirt and adapted to occupy adjoining positions to prevent separation of said 'folds and exposure of the placket opening or its securing devices, said stays being carried by the Waist band and depending freely therefrom so that thej,T are removable from the folds engaged thereby, substantially as and for the purpose described. Y

i3. in a device of the character described, a plate l, fastening means J carried by said plate, and a depending stay K carried by said plate and offset from said plate to leave a substantial space between adjacent surfaces of the )late and stay.

ifi. in a c evice of the character described, a plate l, and a depending stay K carried by said plate and offset from said plate to leave a substantial space between adjacent sur- 'faces of the plate and stay.

i5. In a device of the character described, a stay K formed at its upper end With a return bend ofi'set to leave a substantial space thereWithin, substantially as described and means associated with said return bend for securing the device in place so that the major portion of the stay Will be free.

16. A skirt provided with a placket opening, instrumentalities :tc-r closing the placket and for adjusting the opposite portions of the skirt, and norma ly free stays associated with said instrumentalities adapted to be removably inserted in some of the folds to reinforceY the same when ad usted substantiall as dc' scribed.

i7. in combln ation With a skirt, means for adjusting the opposite portions of the skir and for reinforcing the placket, including a device at eacli side of tbe placket eacli comprising a carrying member, a stay depending therefrom and complementary devices on the carrying member and the skirt adapted to engage When tbe skirt is adjusted to bold tbe same in adjusted position.

18. In a device of the character described, a depending stay K, and means at the end of tlie stay for securing tlie same in place so tb at tbe major portion thereof will be free, the stay being offset with reference to said securing is to leave a substantial space beliina. .i stay and adjoining said securing llti'l.

19. in a device of tbe cb aracter described, a carrying member, and a stay depending therefrom and projected outwardly relative thereto to leave a space intervening jacent surfaces of tlie carrying member and tlie stay in combination with a book on tbe carrying member adapted to pass tbrougli eyeleted pe! ions of a Waist band.

20. In a i. vice of the character described, a carrying memlzer, anffl a stay depending therefrom and projected out'vvardly relative thereto to leave a space intervening adjacent surfaces of tbe carrying member and tbe stay in combination with devices on said carrying member adapted to engage folded portions of a waist band to secure the same in adj usted position.

21. A skirt provided Witb a body portion having a placket opening, means enabling adjustment of tbe opposite portions of the skirt adjoining the placket opening, and means for securing the parts in adjusted position including devices for reinforcing` tlie folds ofthe body adjoining the placket openme.

32. In a skirt means for adjusting tbe opposite portions thereof adjoining the placket opening comprising devices carried at tbe..

upper edge of tbe skirt adapted to secure the same in folded condition, and like indicators carried by tbe opposite portions of tlie skirt at lJoints adjoining the securing devices to facilitate an equal adjustment of the tWo members of the skirt.

23. A skirt provided With an adjustable portion, and means for securing said adjustable portion in folded condition including a stay carried by tbe skirt so that the same is substantiallyfree, said stay bein arranged to removably engage one of tlie folds of the adjusted portion, substantially as described.

ln testimony whereof l. affix my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

VJlLLIAB/i PADERNACHT.

Witnesses:

G. A. MARVIN, CALVIN T. MILANs. 

